Chocolate Chip Cookies
Arwilda kept three different recipes with this title.
Shortening and hot-water recipe
Old Binder typed section
Ingredients
- I cup shortening;
- 3/4 cup white sugar;
- 3/4 cup brown sugar;
- 2 eggs beaten whole;
- I teaspoon soda;
- 2 I/4 cups flour;
- I teaspoon salt; sift the three to-gether
- I tablespoon hot water;
- one package chocolate chips.
Directions
- Mix to-gether until well blended, stir in-the-- one package chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet about 12 minutes in 375 degree oven.
- sift the three to-gether
Timing: about 12 minutes
Temperature: 375 degree oven
Equipment: teaspoon; greased cookie sheet; oven
Small shortening, nut, and chip formula partial recipe
Decorative Recipe Tin PDF Choc Chip Cookies card
Ingredients
- 1/2 C shortening
- 3/4 C W. sugar
- 1/2 C B. sugar
- 1/2 t vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 C flour
- 1/2 t baking soda
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/2 C nuts + choc chips
Notes
- An underlined or connects the main title to a second line beginning Brown sugar; the last two words remain unclear, with readings such as Taste Chew or Fast Chew possible.
Toll House-derived butter-preference recipe
Clear Tote Toll House-derived card
From Toll House Cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp soda
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions
- Mix together until blended.
- Add 12 oz package or 2 cups chocolate morsels.
- Bake at 375 for 10 to 12 min.
- Drop on greased cookie sheet (1/2 to one teaspoon size cookie).
Timing: 10 to 12 min
Temperature: 375
Equipment: greased cookie sheet
Notes
- * off a chip package
As written
Here's what's cookin':
Serves: Double
(OVER)
Arwilda’s changes
- Changed “1 cup butter or shortening” to “1 cup butter”
Compare the cards
Fat, flour, and minor ingredients
- Clear Tote Toll House-derived card
- 1 cup butter preferred over butter or shortening; 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla; no salt or hot water listed.
- Old Binder typed section
- 1 cup shortening; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon hot water; no vanilla listed.
- Decorative Recipe Tin PDF Choc Chip Cookies card
- 1/2 cup shortening; 3/4 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 egg; 1 cup flour; 1/2 teaspoon each soda and salt; 1/2 cup nuts plus chocolate chips without a separate chip quantity.
Portion size and bake
- Clear Tote Toll House-derived card
- Drop 1/2-to-1-teaspoon portions on a greased sheet; bake at 375 for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Old Binder typed section
- Drop by teaspoon on a greased sheet; bake about 12 minutes in a 375-degree oven.
- Decorative Recipe Tin PDF Choc Chip Cookies card
- No method, portion size, pan preparation, temperature, timing, doneness endpoint, or yield is included.
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